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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-14
John Pot. ESQ.

Pioneer Press A lady from Winnipeg
visiting in st. Paul vouchcs for the truth
fulness of the following incident: Near
church in Winnipeg is situated a gam
bling house. One evening recently three
young sports were engaged in the seduc-
tive game of poker, and by common con-
sent the game terminated in Jack pot" !"
the winner to donate the contents to the
cause of Christianity. After the conclu.
sion of the game the money was placed
in an envelope, on which were the words
'Jack Pot" and the trio walked reveren.
TALLY into the church and handed the en-
velope to the sexton, who carried il to
the pulpit. The preacher, after making
the customary announcements, extracted
the money from the envelope and said :
II am pleased to announce that Mr.. Jack
Pot has donated the sum of $25. While I
am not personally acquainted with the
gentleman, heartily thank him for his
benevolent Offering" A smile swept
over the audience, who were not so slow
to realize the exact state of affairs.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-14
rHE FLOWERS or CALIFORNIA,
Extraordinary Heights OF tho I,oses- Pc
culIarit,es Of the Capti--taronotonous,n u

lCor. Detroit Free PressI
One OF the m9st surprising things that ono
SECS in CalifotGi. IS Shs extraordinary height
to w!'jcs. many ct t'a roses grow, climbin.
into tie Highest t!'.as. covering tue whole
side OF L house. and exposing to view on.
vast mass of rose bnts and roses in full!
loom. Tie Marshal Mel ross ia one OF the
n:o't beautiful flowers to he sean In Cali.
fcrnta, surpassing other kinds In the luxuri,
ance Of its growth 1t is claimed that til,
California roses do not pos-ess so fine per.
TUNE as those In the eait. This may be 80,
but for sizs and beauty Of color, and luxuri
an"e OF growth, they probably compensate
for any lack Of fragrance.
He!ictrores and serauiums can bs found
in bushes almost as largo as lilac tr,es.
and calla lilios can in some dooryari, b,
Counted by the hundreds; but from thei,
very numbers they seom to give us an i'm.
preston of coarsenoaa. The various cactus
plants of California are worthy of closet
attention and examination. In many locali.
ties hundreds of e.ras are covered with
them. Their peculiar shapes and sizes,
some tall and slendsr, others short and
thick, with bright flowers nestled among the
jagged spines, give striking appearance to
tne landscape. In some places In southern
California, Arizona, and Now Mexico the
cacti form an almost impossible barrier.
Tho luxurious foliage, flowers, vines and
fruits give US an idea Of tho climate that
can bring about all Of thsss things. Aftor
all it Is good deal as Massachusetts, boy
said after spending a winter at Los ANGELES.
His father came out in tho spring after him
nnd after taking walk through the orange
groves at Pasadena and Sierra hiadre, th,
boy asked his fathsr what he thought OF
California. The Massac;lu u 'etts man said ho
thought it was paratfse. eyes," said the
10y. "but it Is terribly E:onotonous."
think this little story shows how a.,
tompers tho views IF rsople. California
With its sunshine, fiowors and fruits, com.
bined with ono OF this ,lae,t climates tn the
unitsd States, must appear ,nonosoaous to
the young heart AMI blood. signing for tho
nctive purauits and stirring atmosphere OF
oshsr portions OF tks Union, but to the
oilsr man who has sscn the picture OF life
como and go, and VINO socks rapose and con-
1entmont and who Ia willing and even
anxious to relinquiea his former ways, Cal.
loraia has an attraction that docs not up
pear monotonous
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-14
EMMoNs COUNTY.
Free Homes In Fruitful Iand.

A~O AAOAAAOS AAA = Il u4 AuAus
Emmons County is situated south of Burleigh
county, west Of Logan and Mcintosh, north OF
Campbell, and is bonded on the west by the
Mis- Missouri souri, Riyer small portion Of the county
is about forty-eight miles In length, north and
south, by thirtytwo in width, a:.a is very nearly
lt, in the center cent Of all Dakota W!iamsport the
tural region. Winchester, Glencoe, Winona, Ii.
yona, Clayton, Emmolisburg, Buchanan and
Roop are Ar postoiiices, ana several Of them impor.
tant villages Tho population, shown by the
territorial census taken in June 1885, was ,045.
In 1850 there were but thirty people in the county
The settlements made prior to 1888 were confined
to tho immediate vicinity of the river; but, dur.
ing that sed the following year, extensive settle.
nents were effected throughout the northern
half of the county. Although Emrnons county ie
quite new, 1t has, nevertheless made rapid
growth, and Is fast being settled by an energetic
and en,tesrprising class Of people. The soil is re
tility is indtspHtable, as has been shown oy the
crops raised. Wheat has yielded from 20 10 rs
bushels per acre, and oats from 45 to 20 bushels
turnips, cabbases and all varieties Of garden and
field vegetables. have proven remarkably pro
life, potatoes on sod in some instances yielding
the county Is we'll adapted to agriculture, with
but small portion OF the choicest claims tax en-
and much railroad land still for sale. Emmons
County, therefore, holds in reserve thousands Of
excellent homes for future settlers and will bid
hem welcome. In the hily portions Of the
'"unty there is abundance of pastnrase and gen
orally living water which render stock raising
highly rem1serative, with no great labor. Upon
the whole, Emmons County ranks among the
first Of the Missouri Slope for fertility, smooth
ness OF surface, and e1csllent water; and but for
its recent settlement, IL would stand among the
foremost in grain, dairy and stock productions.
,l The several railroads d already projected from
Central Dakota to Bamarck will traverse EN-
mons County. Certainly no part OF Dakota offers
more substantial inducements to settlers. BY
looking at map IL will be that all railroads
from the south and southeast to the Capital (35
miles northwest Of Willianspor.) must necessa.
rily pass through Emmons County. Timber Is
plentiful on the Missouri river, and there is also
considerable to be found in the coulees {ravines)
been discovered in many places throughout the
county, AMI chesp, permanent fuel supply 10
thus assured.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-14

,, departure from our town, expressed him
self as well pleased with lhe treatment he
received and the fairness shown to him
self and to his client Mr.. Register was
formerly II classmate Of Attorney Arm
strong.
The always able and usually far Man
dan Pioneer makes an unfrlendlY remark
regarding MIR. james A.. Emmons, formerly
of Bismarck, but now of Yankton. Mr..
Emmons IS understood to be candidate
for Territorial Auditor Jimmy En-
mons" as he was known to his hosts Of
friends on the Missouri Slope, was n
Democrat when Democrats were hard TO
find out this way There is not man in
Dakota who better deserves recognition
by his party than Jimmy Emmons.
Mandan Pioneer Tie Dakota farmer
who is we'll protected against the storm
by a buffalo overcoat, fur mittens, and
other suitable clothing, is to be envied
| when compared wish the shivering
wretch to be met with in the streets of
our large cities He may be seen any day
in st. Paul or Minneapolis with head
drawn down into his coat collar, face
pale and teeth chattcring. Llfe in the
country during the severity of the winter
is infinitely preferable to life III the city.
Two weeks ago last Saturday Long
Lake Creek out by the Mcravish place
suddenly rose about IL foot and a half.
the water running over the ice, ana since
then the high water has been travelling at
the rate of about two mics a day There
was little rain last fall at any point or
the creek, and there has been no thawiny
weather this winter. 1t was not caused
by beaver dam or other obstruction, as
it is not "back-watcr' rise. This sud
den rising Of the creek, without reason, ;,
has occurred before. What is the CallseY
Speaking of odd newspaper errors, the
South Bend Ind.) Tribune remarks
"Thc writer saw Il few days ago in ii
Michigan paper IL queer local item. 1t
read Miss Smiths slame~-pigcon-tord
In next weeks issue the editor indig-
nantly spurned the idea of SO handsome
and graceful a lady us Miss Smith being
either lame Or pigeon-toed, and explained
that he wrote, "AIiss Smith tame pigeon
is dead So great a paper as the Gin.
cinnati Commercial Gazette was recently
compelled to explain That, in an accuuu!
OF the exercises at a youRg ladies semi
nary, the composltor made il say, "ser-
want girl graduates for "swect girl grad
uatcs,'
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-14
A Cure for GSDI.crs.

DR.. s. Pelton, of Dickinson, Oak, IL
well~known correspondent of Nortlw west
crn agricultural journals, says The fol
lowing remedy for the gopher pest saw
successfully tried in California fifteen
years ago. Take the cheapest gunpow.
der in the market, and to each pound add
one and q half pounds OF pulvcrized sui.
phur wet the mass and rub or grind it
fine, and when in a thick o. doughty state
form it into small cartridges weighing
about two ounces dry carefully and roll
each cartridge in paper, letting one end
of the paper extend as fuse At the
gopher hole light the fuse and slip it into
the hole quickly, and cover or stop it
with small sod or with earth The
fumes Of the sulphur will be forced to
every part of the hole, and be death to
anything breathing it.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-14
All the Isad Como Out

CISttoAC cl oS AISs5.l
They were going to whiD a man at tho
public pont at Glendale, Vs., and tlire. or
-FOUR OF us rode over from tho Malvern Hill
battlefield to sss the Operation. The culurit
Wasa burly, big negro, ami tAe audience,
numbering about 5vo. va, mostly composed
OF blacks. When wo roucaei the sceuo the
man was already tricad up. They had his
wrists lashed to a cr,.ss-bar on tha post, his
slesk and greasy back was bare, and lie was
trying hard to work his courage up to meet
hts fate like a whits man
Hi! dar Moses--ioan' you wish you
hodn't!" queried oae Of the crowd,
"Nigger, you 20 yongp
"1'll bet he'll sQuirr1 like an eeli"
AN you'll h'ar hiul .holtor Z mile nwayi"
He answered most OF them gruh1y, but
ono could see that he was ",attled." When
tho official finally appeared, strap in hand,
Moses broke down and began to beg. Not
ore black person iu that whole crowd
sconed to pity him. Iadosd, his own wife
pushed into the front rank, her face covered
With gr:n, and called out:
Il dun tole ye, ole mani Reckon dey am
gnfne to tickle ye all over!"
The official lah ON the strao . and counted
out one-two-thres-Ands 80 on In a loud
voice, and whom he had reached thirty-nine
old Nose was the worst licked dsrkey in
Virginia After the third blow he yelled
and whooped and prayed and begged, and
his wife sat down on the ground and waved
hsr arms around and shouted:
"Jist you harSsn to hint He hain't got
no mo- grit dan boy TO- Vars olel"
After the licking ono Of our party in
qtiired of Moses how he felt.
" feel dat de bad has all gone outer me-
seh."
"And you won't steal again7'
mo, sab If you should lay a millyun
dollars down dar IN de road dis chile
wouldn't never tech it. No, sab. H,'d
jump do fence an make break fur do
woodsl"
This will be warning to YOU"
e.Yes sab. From dis time out I amt
gwtne to. do muffin but git up camp meet
in's and show desc yere niggers de path 70
gloryw
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-14
Don't Kick.

An exchange says For the benefit of
those out here who have taken up all the
way from 160 to $50 acres Of Uncle SanRs
dirt, and yet kick, we publish the follow
ing: In Ireland tens Of thousands of
acres of farming lands rent from SO to
SIS per acre. There are more than 1G, OGO
families in Ireland. by the last census who
are living on farms Of not more than one
acre, and $4,000 families who live on
more than one and less than five acres
49, families, in round numbers, who
live on rented farms of between five and
ten acres and 60, 900 families on holdings
of between ten and fifteen acres That
land is no better than the land here.
1t requires manure and needs the best of
cultivation, and the farmer there has to
pay his rent whether crops full or not
Boys, don't kick any more.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-14
The HercaitabiIity Of Cussedne,..

Many Of our old subscribers no doubt
remember the woes brought upon the
RECORD family, two or three years ago
through the unfortunate possession of a
notorious and desperate buckskin cayuse.
And now we have further complaint
to make against the brute creation.
This time it is female pig and her ma
ternal progenitor. And the acts of the
two have led us to believe in the hereditabil-
ity of cussedness in quadrupels even as.in
bipeds. The story is short, though sad
Last fall the RECORD outfit was the
posscssor of number Of swine. One Of
these--an ancient matron-was as thin in
body and as long drawn. out as one of
Georges Bismarck letters in the Winona
Times. One day this elderly dame was
discovered just as the tail-feathers of the
ninth half-grown turkey were disappear
ing down her throat. She had previously
taken a chicken occasionally.
The total of turkey devoured by her
aggregated at least fifty pounds, and she
had only increased pound in weight
Then by our next friend we slew her.
Likewise her brothers and sisters, her
sons and her daughters-sAvE ONE.
dio S-A\SPoAOA OSNuuoC q illCuu GOlu us
that lit don't cost nuthin to keep one
pig"
Then, to save them from further harm,
the remaining chickens and turkeys were
executed, ''friz," and laid away in state
Or literally speaking, *s* IN the w00dshed'
And the pig above referred to as saved
from the massacre waxed fat and flour
ished being turned loose in the stable, in
which was confined the mild-eycd bos
And the said bos was wont to furnish, in
exchange tor a minimum amount of
straw, a maximum quantity of milk.
And it came to pass that the writer, IN
pursuit of duty as "pretty mlkmaid, ,"
found that the COW, suddenly and with
no premonitory symptoms, had gone dry
yes, as dry as George at Williamsport
without ice. water on the Fourth of July,
But we did not give up, and the COW
was interviewed for milk at regular and
stated periods, sometimes with success
more frequently otherwise.
An inspection of our farm book" gave
us the information that no well-raised and
output of her milk factory from gallon
toa gill per day without due notice ;
neither would her yield range spasmodi-
cally between the two points.
The mystery of the hooded" cow has
heen made PLAIN at last, however The
other day the rascally daughter of the
turkey eating mother was discovered
standing on her hind feet, her front feet
up against the COW, and sucking tile milk
like week old calf. The cow was stand
ing perfectly quiet. The RECORD family
will winter on condensed milk.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-14
Some Strange Habits.

lSOT. SuiCtRO NeWS.
Talking of gum chewing, learn that the
practice is gaining every year. A confec-
toner told me that he sold nearly double in
1884 what he did in 1883, and so far this
year the sales slightly exceeded all those of
last year. Men acquire strange habits.
There's certain juatice Of the peace of this
city who is forever cutting up wooden tooth
picks while listening to cases. He uses up
a box containing $500 picks in a month.
He has sharp knife, the blades of which
are worn to mere wire from constant use.
He takes out a pick when the first case is
called. and then he proceeds to slowly whit
tie it down-the pick, not the case-lettipg
the shavings fall upon the floor. Pick fol.
lows pick until the whole floor is Uttered,
and the. judicial left thumb is SCARED with
clashes from the razor-like knife. I know
at least two business men who are forever
chewing rubber bands. They buy them by
the box and chew them until their jaws are
tired, then bite the rubber into minute par
ticles and spit them out This morbid de-
sire is akin to the appetite of school girls
for chalk and slate pencils.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-14
Tho sabbath" st tho South.


We hesitate to put the home of the Hugue-
ncts and the Cavaliers in comparison with
ths land of tho Puritans, Whose fathers, on
landing at plymouth Rock, resolved that
they would observe Gods laws until they
could get together and make better ones.
But 1t does look as If the Observance OF the
Sabbath, the holding Of Gods day holy, is
finding It's last stronghold IN tho south. The
descendants Of the storm men who punished
bear batting, not because Of the pain 1t gave
the bear, but because OF the fun It gave the
people, ought to hold their own in so simple
a thing as securing one day in seven over
tho sous Of the loose ordered Cavaliers,
whose love locks and whose rapiers are the
bywords of history. But, all the same, 1t
stands as fact that the mellow church
bells, whose chimes are lost in the clamor of
heedless pleasure.seekers in New England,
stil have voice in the towns and villages Of
the south
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-14
Great Grain-Groxvcrs.

Among the Dakota farmers who have
visited Duluth the past season TO make
arrangements for the shipment of their
wheat, the Duluth Herald mentions the
following J. W. Dwight. of Wahpeton,
who had under cultivation last year 1850
acres, yielding him over $4,000 bushels j;
J. G. Gill, of Wheatland, 970 acres, which
yielded 25, 260 bushels J. S. Stack, Col
fax, 400 acres or 10.400 bushels; J. w.
Green, Fargo, 1900 acres or 80, 900 bush
els; Eben Young, Tower City, two sec
tions or $4,000 bushels; Oliver Dalrym.5
pie, $4,000 acres or 250,000 bushels and
I. s. Woodruff, Wahpeton, ], ,450 acres
OF 33, $50 bushels.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-14
The Mail.

Again the Will!amsport-Livo mail is
running regularly. (Mr. Hawkes. and wife
have moved nearer town and rented the
house on the Bussey place. BY keeping
one horse at Buchanan, and changing
there, Mr.. H. experts to be able to make
the round trip in day. The mail ser
vice so far this winter hes been very ir.
regular, and everybody will rejoice that
at last there is prospect of its better
ment. Wash has had pretty tough time
of it this winter. By his old route across
the hills he had no trail at all, but his
horse was compelled to wade through the
snow the entire distance. One of his
horses gave out, and the other was badly
cut about the legs by the crust. He has
recently purchased another horse, how
ever. In addition to Mr.. W.'s other
troubles, his wife has been quite sick all
winter. By the new arrangement the
mail will go by Buchanan and over the
wood traip' and river road TO Livona
This will give well travelled road all the
way. The present is the worst winter for
mall-carriers that North Dakota has ey.
perienced in many years.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-14
The Baker Case.

After occupying more than a weeks
time, the preliminary examination Of
Henry Baker, arrested for the alleged
poisoning of Peter Olsen, was brought to
close last Saturday afternoon. Little.
in the nature of new evidence was devel,
oped at the hearing. District Attorney
Armstrong appeared for the territory,
and Mr.. Register was counsel for the.
prisoner.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-14
Tho Annual Meeting,

THE official report Of the Dakota Farm.
ers' Alliance Will be printed In tlill in the
next Issue of tho pakoln Farmer, that.
best Of all northwestern agricultural pa
pers, Subscription price 81 per year, In
cludihg one dollars worth OF choice gar.-
den and flower seeds. Address W, +.
Bushnell, Huron, OAK, 3;sf
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-14
The Minneapoli. News Letter.

The leading humorous and political
weekly paper of the twin cities, of which
Mayor A. A. Ames is associate editor.
The News Letter now makes clubbing
rate with the Sunday Pioneer Press,
Tribune Or Globe, by which the News
Letter and either of these Sunday papers
will be mailed to any address for one
year upon receipt of So in advance. For
further information or sample copies ad-
dress the News Letter, Minneapolis, MINI.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-14
A First-Class n1eat-n1arkct.

Among the well-known business houses
in Bismarck, and one which Emmons
County people at the Capital should not
fail to visit, is the meat market of F. E.
Stone u Co., Fifth and Main streets.
They sell for cash and at the very lowest
margin of profit.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-14
Furniture ana Uuder,nk,nv

VIM. D. Smith g. Co., Main street, Bis
marck, Oak, have the finest stock of
Furniture in the city. Emmons County
people are invited to call on them and
examine their stock Undertaking spe-
cialty: All orders in this line promptly
attended to.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-14

st. Paul Globe A Dakota exchange
refers TO the rather significant fact that
the abjcctly poor are conspicuous i'll Da-
kota by their absence. There is especial
reason for this undcnlable fact. The
people who go to Dakota are for the most
part those who have the will and energy
to achieve success, even if they are not
blessed with goodly portion of this
worlds goods. They have not made the
venture of building up home and a ca
reer in tho great territory without well
considering the numerous trials and con-
tingcncics which must be met in new
country, and they are prepared to meet
them with the stout heart whose posses
sion is half the battle. Dakota offers a
comfortable home for all who are willing
to work, and to work hard if need be, to
secure it; but she has no room for droncs,
and people Of that sort are made to un-
derstand it. She is willing to help those
who are anxious to help themselves, but
is judicious in her cordiality. She pre-,
sents boundless possibilities to those who
have faith, courage and willing hands {;
and, as they who come within her borders
generally possess those essential qualities,
she numbers but few upon whom the
blight of extreme poverty rests.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-14
Fashionable Dressmak X ing.

Mrs. E. Ham, Main street, near Ban
ner House, Bismarck, Oak, guaran.
tees good fit and has all the latest
fashions. Cuts by French system if de-
sired. Is thankful for past favors, and
calls attention to change of location.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-14
In tho Meat Business
tExchaeaSl

Jones' What business are yca III ne~f
sSmith--I am In the meat business Ienes
--Encred edulously) Where is yous rbopl
S:aith--I haven't any shop. / arm tho haaa
Il. an adver Using sand wich.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-14
Tho Place to Stop

When you 60 to Bismarck stop at the
Third Street Restaurant. The table Is
supplied with the best the market affords
and the rooms are comfortable and neatly
furnished.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-14

This has been the worst season for cift
cu.es in years. 1t is said that not one On the
road has cleared any monsy.